Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-29
CHAMBER oF CommEROE.

CHAMBER or COMMEkSCE. Delegates Appointed to the Annual Convention of tne National Board o1 Trade-New Members Added-Other Matters of Interest.
 The regular monthly meeting of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce was held in | their rooms in the Lyon building last night. About twenty-five were present. The com
 mittee on membership reported the following additional members Frederick A. Betts, Frank B. Lewis, F. H. filling, w. F. Gilbert, William Neely, Nelson E. Barker and John H. Platt. The membership of the chamber now numbers 297.
 T. Atwater Barnes, ths recording secretary, read letter from the secretary of the na- tional board of trade notifying the chamber of the annual meeting of that body, which will commence January IS in Washington. The programme was also presented. Eaoh chamber of commerce or board of trade in the United States has the right to propose three questions or topics for the national board to discuss. In the programme, which has already been printed, the following from the New Haven Chamber of Com
 merce:
 l. The protection of long Island Sound. Re
 solved That in view of the large amount of traffic,
 both coastwise and foreign, passing through Long
 Island Sound, adequate Notifications should be
 placed at it's eastern entrance being easiest
 and most direct approach to the port Of New York
 3. Abolition of internal revenue taxes Resolved,
 That the national board of trade urge upon Con
 the passage of an act abolshing all taxes now
 collected by the internal revenue department.
 3. Counties tonnage in the foreign trade. Re-
 solved, That the national board of trade recom-
 mend the adoption by Congress of act providing
 for payment, to vessels built and owned in the Uni
 every thousand miles sailed while engaged in for
 eign commerce. said payment to continue for a
 stated period of time.
 These subjects were selected by the execu-
 tive committee, being authorized to do so by
 the chamber at it's last meeting. As the sub-
 jects had to be sent to the national secretary
 by December 8 the committee did not have
 time to report back to the chamber. There
 was some discussion last night over the sec- ond subject, which was opened by Johnson T. Platt. He thought the resolution commit ted the chamber as in favor of abolshing the taxes and thought it should be left to the chamber and not to the executive committee as to the adoption of the subject. Hon. N. D. Sperry said it did not commit the cham Der. It was only to be brought up for dis cussion. 'FIt is not fair, MT. Platt and you know it" remarked MT. Sperry.
 A lively discussion followed, in which MT. Platt offered a motion to the effect that the resolution as on the printed programme did not commit the chamber. He wanted to put 1t to 8 vote.
 eff the gentleman had attended to his bus iness," eloquently spoke up Hon. N. D. Sper- ry, ''as he should have done last year he would have known that this chamber passed 8 resolution favoring the abolishing of taxes. agree with the president that to pass any such thing as that would be a reflection on the committee. It isn't fair and just"
 "I think it is fair and just," said MT. Platt.
 The motion was put to vote and lost by one vote. The subject in question has also been presented to the Philadelphia board of trade.
 The following delegates were appointed to attend the national convention: James D. Dewell, Hon. N. D. Sperry and Captain Charles H. Townshend. These delegates were also instructed to attend the annual meeting of the national shipping conven- bion to be held in Washington, commencing January 16th.
 Hon. N. D. Spsrry mentioned the impor- sance of the annual convention of the Anti Food Adulteration association, which is also to be held in Washington, and that the New Haven Chamber of Commerce should have delegates present.
 James H. Leeds thought there was no more 1T important subject than this adulteration. He said that if he should enumerate the | hings with which spices are adulterated that l t would be astonishing. The adulteration l 'f drugs is fearful. England is the foremost | country in it's laws against adulteration. MT. ! Leeds told about his being in Liverpool | 'nce when an American bought some chicory I md coffee at a grocery store. He wanted ! hem ground, but the grocer said he could \ lot do that, for it was against the law. You | would hardly think flour is adulterated, but in | Trance it is mixed with beans. We are ex- 'erts in imitation, and in adulteration | Ve are adopts. There is one thing above all thers that is adulterated to a fearful extent nd that is tea. Tobacco is largely used in l t, and it isn't very good tobacco either. To rand an article what it is not and then sell ! is @ crime. You hear people complain of ilk because it gets shiny. The French silks re loaded with chemicals. A good share of he silk we receive is but three-eighths silk ! he rest ia made up of chemicals. The ladies ay, give us the silk that will stand alone. \ hat is the very kind of silk that is no good 'ur American manufacturers are to-day laking better class of silk than the French. !
 MT. Leeds told of other things that are | dulterated, after which motion was passed ecting the three delegates already named as \ elegates to this convention also.
 new com mmittes was added to the list of lbordinate ones connected with the cham | ar. It will be called the city and town im- rovement committee. The president, at the ext meeting, will report the names of seven embers of the chamber to serve on this N ,mmittee.
 A letter was read from the secretary of the ! ational board of promotion, who wanted le chamber to endorse his scheme to have l industrial exposition of all the American ! sates, in Washington in 1899, in anniversary
 the time when Columbus discovered the ointment.